The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the regional agency chartered with protecting air quality in the Bay Area, is conducting three workshops on September 8, 9 and 10, 2009, to seek public input on proposed updates to its California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.

The CEQA Guidelines document provides guidance to public agencies, consultants and stakeholders in evaluating the air quality impacts and assessing mitigation measures for proposed projects and plans in the Bay Area. The proposed updates to the document include recommended thresholds of significance for criteria pollutants, toxic pollutants, odors and greenhouse gases. The document was last updated in 1999.

Workshop materials will be posted on the Air District website at http://tinyurl.com/lrw95t. One of the workshops will be held in Alameda County

Written comments can also be submitted to Greg Tholen, BAAQMD, 939 Ellis Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 or via email to gtholen@baaqmd.gov. For questions, contact Greg at 415 749 4954. For more information, visit www.baaqmd.gov